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The 13th Amendment's fatal flaw created modern-day convict slavery
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn this rare photograph taken in 2000, prisoners at the Ferguson Unit in Texas are seen working in...
Lawmakers on Juneteenth push for change to 13th Amendment
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMembers of Congress and others, pointing to the Juneteenth holiday, are pushing for the expansion of...
Guest Opinion: How outlawing abortion violates the 13th Amendment
Bucks County Courier Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhat is slavery? The shortest possible definition I can come up with is "involuntary servitude." The...
Kentucky's forgotten date of freedom came after Texas' Juneteenth, here's why
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDuring one of my frequent walks in the Highlands, I passed a large banner that proclaimed,...
Federal judge suggests abortion may still be protected by 13th Amendment
The Hill via AOL· 1 year agoA federal judge this week suggested abortion could still be federally protected even after the...
DOJ dodges question about abortion in filing to federal judge
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Justice Department declined an opportunity from a federal judge to take a position on whether...
'A matter of right and wrong': Amendment 3 to ban slavery from state constitution
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEditor's note: This story has been updated to clarify the two-part process for constitutional...
Prison reform is on the midterm ballot
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPrison labor. Illustrated | REUTERS, Getty Images The U.S. abolished slavery and involuntary servitude over 150 years ago. Still, a loophole in the...
Opinion: Demise of Republican Party began with presidency of Richard Nixon
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Republican Party has a long and rich history. It is the party that led us through the Civil War...
Now a federal holiday, here's how to celebrate Juneteenth throughout Delaware this month
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJuneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they...